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Adverse Possession: Verging on the extreme
Laura Cole and Edward Gamble discuss the best way to deal with squatters ‘Land owners should carry out regular inspections of land, particularly in locations such as vacant units, open spaces or dilapidated premises prone to occupation by optimistic occupiers.’ Although we are all familiar with the concept of squatters, a person can only claim …
Cases Referenced
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- Buckinghamshire County Council v Moran [1989] EWCA Civ 11
- Heaney v Kirkby [2016] EWCA Civ 689
- J A Pye (Oxford) Ltd v Graham; J A Pye (Oxford) Ltd v UK [2000] Ch 676; [2002] UKHL 30; [2005] ECHR 921; [2007] ECHR 5559
- Malik v Fassenfelt & ors [2013] EWCA Civ 798
- Powell v McFarlane (1977) 38 P&CR 452
- R (Best) v The Chief Land Registrar [2014] EWHC 1370 (Admin); [2015] EWCA Civ 17
- Winterburn & anor v Bennett & anor [2016] EWCA Civ 482